License-tag fob automobiles



E. S. SHAW.

LICENSE TAG FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I0. I9I9.

1,323,325. Patented Dec. 2,1919.

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avwewto'c EiUGEN E SOMMERVILLE SHAW, OF METALINE FALLS, WASHINGTON.

LICENSE-TAG FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification 'of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

Application filed April 10, 1919.- Serial No. 289,070.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE S. SHAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Met'iline Falls, in the county of Pend Oreille and Statc of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in License-Tags for Automobiles; and I do hereby declare the following to .be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of'reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in license tags for automobiles and consists in the provision of means whereby the major part of the plate may be usedrepeatedly by changing certain numerals indicating the year for which the license is issued, and thereby effecting an appreciable saving of the metal or other material out of which the device is made.

My invention consists of a simple and efficient device of this character having other details of construction, combination and arrangement'of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accom-- panying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part, of this application, and in which;

Figure 1 is a face viewof a license tag embodying the features of my invention,

and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of State issuing the license, and preferably underneath the name of the State the year for which the license is granted. The license plate embodying the features of my invention is adapted for use for ten years, the

first two numerals 1 and 9 appearing permanently upon the face of the plate, while at the end of each year provision is made for changing the numerals indicating the year. Slit-s D are formed longitudinally inthe plate, and E and F are small numeral hearing plates having contracted portions H ada ted to fit in and pass through said slits.

e upper movements of the numeral plates are-limited by the shoulders L thereon by coming in contact with the upper marginal slits and are supported in place by a flange R which is integral with the main plate and which is bent up from the lower edge, as shown clearly in the drawirygs.

At the end of a year, all that is necessary to do is to change the small numeral plate at the extreme right hand end of the device by withdrawing the old plate and inserting a new onein its place, thus 'utilizing the balance of the license plate, which saves an appreciable amount of material.

By the provision of a license tag and plate embodying the' features of my invention, it will be noted that the owner will only have to send in the small plate at the extreme right to be replaced by a new one, thus preserving the majority of the plates year afteryear.

What I claim to be new is:

A license plate for automobiles, having identification numeral and name of the State issuing the same thereon, said plate having at its lower edge an upwardly turned flange upon the rear face thereof, with longitudinal slits formed parallel to the flange, small numeral bearing plates supported by said flange and having contracted portions at the upper ends thereof engaging said slits, with contracted portions extending through said slits and bearing against the reverse face of the slitted plate and tending to hold said small plates-in place.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EUGENE SOMMERVILLE SHAW. 

